Carbon and paper holder.



No. 669mm] Patented Fab. 26, l90l.

W. B. PERSHING. CARBON AND PAPER HOLDER.

(Application filed Apr. 1 1, 1900.) N o M c d a I lJNTThn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER B. PERSI-IING, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

CARBON AND PAPER HOLDER.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 669,001, dated February 26, 1901.

Application filed April 11, 1900. derial No. 12,445. (No model.)

To (tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, WALTER B. PERSHING, a citizen of United States, residing at South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Paper and Carbon Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvementin carbon-paper holders to be used in connection with copy-books; and it has for its object a cheap and simple means by which the carbonsheet and writing-paper can be readily applied to a copy-book at any point desired and be securely held in position while being used.

My invention consists in a metallic plate provided with a fastening device at or near each end and a spring-clasp at its center, combined with a strip of pasteboard having a perforation in each end to catch over the fastening device upon the plate and a sheet of carbon-paper which is attached to the strip and which strip and carbon -paper are jointly held in position by means of the fastening devices at the ends of the plate and the spring-clasp, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of a copy-book, showing myinvention applied thereto Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective of my invention complete. Fig. 3 is a perspective of a strip of cardboard with the carbon-paper attached thereto, and Fig. 4 is an edge view of the plate which embodies my invention.

X represents a copy-book or tablet of any desired shape, size, or construction, and to which the'plate A, which embodies my invention, is applied. This plate A is stamped up from sheet metal and is made of any desired length and width, according to the width of the copy-book or tablet to which it is to be applied. In the outer edge of this plate is formed the extention G, so that the plate can be wedged in position between the two pages of a copy-book and the extension or tongue between the stitches holding the pages of the book together, and thus be held more firmly in position than if the extension were not used. Upon the top of the plate near each edge is formed a suitable hook or catch E, and these catches pass through the strip 0 of cardboard, to which the carbon-paper B is glued or otherwise fastened, and which strip is provided with openings to receive the hooks. These hooks prevent the cardboard from having an endwise or lateral movement and serve to hold the carbon-paper so that it is always in position ready for use when the plate is inserted between two leaves of a copy-book or pad. Stamped up from the plate A at its center is the part E, which is curved, as shown, and which forms a spring-clamp to firmly hold the writing-paper H in position upon the plate and carbon-paper. The writing and carbon paper are then both firmly held by the plate A, which is then easily and quickly wedged between the pages of a copy-book. The extension G is adapted to pass between the wires or cords used to bind the leaves of the copybook or pad together, as shown in Fig. 1, and thus allow the plate A to be pushed in as far as possible, so as to leave a very small blank space at the top of the sheet and enable the plate to be more firmly wedged between the leaves of the copy-book. The plate A is preferably made longer than the width of the copybook, so as to provide fingenholds D to enable the person using same to more easily insort or remove the plate from the copy-book.

As soon as one sheet has been copied upon the sheet is turned back, the plate A is removed and inserted beneath the next adjacent sheet, and so on until the book or pad has been used up.

As will be seen, this plate is very simple in construction, efficient in operation, and cheap to manufacture. As soon as the carbon-paper is worn out it is only necessary to tear it away from the cardboard and apply another in its place.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- A plate having a fastening device at or near each end, and a spring-clasp at its center, combined with a strip of pasteboard havinga perforation in each end to catch over the fasten- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature ing device upon the plate, and a sheet of carin presence of two Witnesses.

hon-paper which is attached to the strip and which strip and carbon-paper are jointly held in position by means of the fastening devices Witnesses: at the ends of the plate, and the spring-clasp, GEORGE OTTSCH, substantially as set forth. WILL. EMERY BROWN.

WALTER B. PERSHING. 

